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Source Description
This small image follows the Sihing iconography- gem radiance, short mantle, "vajrasana," right hand on the knee. It has few if any of the stylistic qualities of the 15th-16th century manifestations of the Sihing, however. The treatment of the facial features may appear to have a folksy quality, but nevertheless the sculptor is in control of the modeling and quite capable of deciding when a straighforwardly graceful curve is in order and when something more quirky is preferable.
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Document identity
localId
38202
label
Seated Buddha in ""Maravijaya""
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
38202
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Seated Buddha in ""Maravijaya""
description
This small image follows the Sihing iconography- gem radiance, short mantle, "vajrasana," right hand on the knee. It has few if any of the stylistic qualities of the 15th-16th century manifestations of the Sihing, however. The treatment of the facial features may appear to have a folksy quality, but nevertheless the sculptor is in control of the modeling and quite capable of deciding when a straighforwardly graceful curve is in order and when something more quirky is preferable.
provenance
Thong Lo [vendor], Bangkok; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, January 28, 1951, by purchase, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, 1965, inv. no. 542]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Lan Na)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
sculpture (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.5
height
10.1
dimensionsRaw
at knees: 8 7/8 x 4 in. (22.5 x 10.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Thai
inscriptions
none
med
leaded arsenical bronze
creator_ids
2501
collection_ids
SEA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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